TELL US YOUR BRIEF LIFE STORY AS A BORO FAN: I started going with my dad when I was four.

He used to sit me on the wall on the right-hand side of the Holgate and I used to be petrified of falling over the wall on to the other side.

I used to enjoy wandering about the terraces and one time I remember finding a piece of dolomite on the floor and showing it to my dad because I thought it was gold.

From the age of 11 I started going with my mates from Newlands School.

My first away match was at Shrewsbury in 1986, when we got relegated to the Third Division.

It was a bit scary, because there was a load of trouble - an outpouring of emotion because fans thought that was it, there wasn’t going to be a club any more.

There was a cafe at the back of the terracing that got dismantled and parts of it went whizzing past your head as they were thrown on the pitch.

Alf Duffield came onto the pitch to try and calm things down and got pelted with a load of coins.

About 100 people got arrested and there were more arrests back on Teesside from the CCTV images.

I used to go to reserve games at Ayresome Park and you could get in for about a quid when you were on the dole. The first team players would sit at the back of the North Stand and watch the games.

There was a young lad asking for autographs once and he got Tony Mowbray and Bernie Slaven to sign his book, then asked me to sign it.

I signed it Pele. The young lad looked chuffed to bits but his dad just glared at me.

I’ve had a season ticket on and off since 1997 and go as often as I can now because I work shifts.

FAVOURITE PLAYER OVER THE YEARS - YOUR BORO HERO: I’ve got two - Gary Hamilton and Juninho.

Gary Hamilton was a gritty midfielder but he had a bit of class as well.

Plus he was one of our own - he lived in a council house in Easterside.

Juninho was the same. Not only was he a class act, he was part of the community as well.

He lived in Ingleby Barwick and kids used to knock on his door and he would give them autographs.

He could have played for bigger clubs and although he did leave for a stint to join Atletico Madrid, he had a genuine affection for the club and the area, unlike people like Ravanelli.

BORO VILLAIN: Alen Boksic. He had all the ability in the world but used to smoke 60 a day and looked like he wasn’t bothered about the club at all.

I remember seeing him score twice at Derby County, and he could look like one of the best players you had ever seen.

Then in the following game he went back to looking like he couldn’t care less. He knew he could get away with doing nothing when he didn’t feel like it. He was a waste of talent.

HIGH POINT: Seeing Ravanelli score at Wembley.

It was a realisation at the time that Boro could do it on a national level and be taken seriously.

LOW POINT: In 1986 when the FA told us that we couldn’t fulfil our fixtures until we balanced the books. At that point it looked like there was no way back. They were bleak times.

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH ABOUT BORO: When I look back at some of the players we’ve had over the years, like Archie Stephens.

He looked like a bloke from a workingmen’s club, not a professional footballer.

He wasn’t the tallest, but he scored a load of goals with his head. He used to sit in the bar at The Southern Cross all the time.

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY: All of these people who are obsessed with spending money and being in the Premier League.

Enjoy the rollercoaster - it’s all part of being a football fan - and try to have a laugh and enjoy it as much as you can.

Steve Gibson gets stick but he has bankrolled Boro and without him we wouldn’t have a club.

SUM UP YOUR BORO IN SIX WORDS: Unhealthy obsession dad foisted upon me.

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